WD_1500714.pdf

WD 05-2287 (Rev.-15) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 12/30/2014

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2005-2287

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 15

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 12/22/2014

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13658 establishes an hourly minimum wage of $10.10 for 2015 that applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the solicitation is issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.10 (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

States: Minnesota, Wisconsin

Area: Minnesota Counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright

Wisconsin Counties of Pierce, Polk, St Croix

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 15.12

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 16.97

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 18.99

01020 - Administrative Assistant 22.97

01040 - Court Reporter 19.17

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 13.68

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 14.93

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 21.93

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 15.07

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 15.07

01111 - General Clerk I 14.03

01112 - General Clerk II 15.31

01113 - General Clerk III 18.25

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 22.38

01141 - Messenger Courier 13.62

01191 - Order Clerk I 16.23

01192 - Order Clerk II 17.72

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 17.75

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 19.86

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 22.13

01270 - Production Control Clerk 22.34

01280 - Receptionist 15.24

01290 - Rental Clerk 16.80

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 17.95

01311 - Secretary I 17.95

01312 - Secretary II 20.09

01313 - Secretary III 22.38

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 20.00

01410 - Supply Technician 22.97

01420 - Survey Worker 19.17

01531 - Travel Clerk I 14.01

01532 - Travel Clerk II 15.12

01533 - Travel Clerk III 16.22

01611 - Word Processor I 15.01

01612 - Word Processor II 16.85

01613 - Word Processor III 18.85

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 23.66

05010 - Automotive Electrician 20.79

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 19.11

05070 - Automotive Worker 19.93

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 17.51

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 21.60

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 19.93

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 21.70

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 16.72

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 18.51

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 19.93

05310 - Painter, Automotive 19.94

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 19.73

05370 - Tire Repairer 16.12

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 21.60

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 13.80

07041 - Cook I 13.58

07042 - Cook II 14.78

07070 - Dishwasher 10.58

07130 - Food Service Worker 10.92

07210 - Meat Cutter 20.01

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 11.59

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 19.90

09040 - Furniture Handler 16.13

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 19.90

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 18.07

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 19.60

09130 - Upholsterer 19.90

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 11.56

11060 - Elevator Operator 15.31

11090 - Gardener 20.25

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 15.31

11150 - Janitor 15.31

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 16.54

11240 - Maid or Houseman 11.37

11260 - Pruner 16.00

11270 - Tractor Operator 18.46

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 16.54

11360 - Window Cleaner 16.67

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 18.62

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 19.34

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 19.52

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 21.11

12020 - Dental Assistant 19.97

12025 - Dental Hygienist 33.77

12030 - EKG Technician 27.56

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 27.56

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 18.62

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 17.28

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 19.34

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 21.55

12100 - Medical Assistant 16.35

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 19.22

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 16.01

12190 - Medical Record Technician 17.91

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 17.67

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 34.10

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 11.37

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 12.78

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 13.95

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 15.79

12235 - Optical Dispenser 18.70

12236 - Optical Technician 16.04

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 15.53

12280 - Phlebotomist 15.79

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 27.30

12311 - Registered Nurse I 29.71

12312 - Registered Nurse II 36.35

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 36.35

12314 - Registered Nurse III 43.98

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 43.98

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 52.71

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 23.34

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 20.47

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 26.14

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 30.90

13041 - Illustrator I 21.81

13042 - Illustrator II 27.01

13043 - Illustrator III 33.05

13047 - Librarian 33.12

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 13.54

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 25.74

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 18.54

13061 - Media Specialist I 18.14

13062 - Media Specialist II 19.95

13063 - Media Specialist III 22.00

13071 - Photographer I 18.66

13072 - Photographer II 20.87

13073 - Photographer III 25.85

13074 - Photographer IV 31.63

13075 - Photographer V 36.15

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 19.84

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 18.63

14042 - Computer Operator II 20.85

14043 - Computer Operator III 23.23

14044 - Computer Operator IV 25.81

14045 - Computer Operator V 28.59

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 26.47

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1)

14073 - Computer Programmer III (see 1)

14074 - Computer Programmer IV (see 1)

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (see 1)

14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (see 1)

14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (see 1)

14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator 18.63

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 25.81

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 34.82

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 39.04

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 42.83

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 34.82

15060 - Educational Technologist 28.68

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 42.83

15080 - Graphic Artist 24.15

15090 - Technical Instructor 23.67

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 28.96

15110 - Test Proctor 19.57

15120 - Tutor 19.57

16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations

16010 - Assembler 11.42

16030 - Counter Attendant 11.42

16040 - Dry Cleaner 14.39

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 11.42

16090 - Presser, Hand 11.42

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 11.42

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 11.42

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 11.42

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 15.22

16220 - Tailor 16.09

16250 - Washer, Machine 12.66

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 23.64

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 29.32

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 17.74

21030 - Material Coordinator 22.34

21040 - Material Expediter 22.34

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 16.04

21071 - Order Filler 15.92

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 17.74

21110 - Shipping Packer 18.04

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 18.04

21140 - Store Worker I 14.40

21150 - Stock Clerk 18.61

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 17.74

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 18.67

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 29.14

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 27.99

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 29.14

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 30.35

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 21.64

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 26.79

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 24.57

23080 - Aircraft Worker 25.65

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 23.16

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 17.12

23125 - Cable Splicer 31.75

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 24.26

23140 - Carpet Layer 26.15

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 29.96

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 23.74

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 26.06

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 29.52

23260 - Fabric Worker 22.65

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 24.43

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 21.27

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 24.62

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 21.94

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 21.45

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 27.99

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 25.65

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 21.27

23391 - Gunsmith I 23.64

23392 - Gunsmith II 25.92

23393 - Gunsmith III 26.09

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 27.16

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 27.16

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 24.56

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 28.74

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 23.53

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 24.85

23470 - Laborer 13.69

23510 - Locksmith 22.19

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 24.68

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 21.98

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 16.19

23591 - Metrology Technician I 23.53

23592 - Metrology Technician II 24.50

23593 - Metrology Technician III 25.51

23640 - Millwright 26.97

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 21.42

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 21.49

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 32.15

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 27.99

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 25.92

23850 - Rigger 25.38

23870 - Scale Mechanic 23.64

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 29.90

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 23.36

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 26.00

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 27.07

23950 - Telephone Lineman 24.43

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 22.63

23965 - Well Driller 23.07

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 25.92

23980 - Woodworker 21.01

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 13.15

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 18.03

24610 - Chore Aide 11.26

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 14.71

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 20.05

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 27.13

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 22.17

25070 - Stationary Engineer 27.13

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 20.79

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 22.17

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 22.00

27007 - Baggage Inspector 14.94

27008 - Corrections Officer 20.73

27010 - Court Security Officer 21.99

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 18.37

27040 - Detention Officer 20.73

27070 - Firefighter 20.84

27101 - Guard I 14.94

27102 - Guard II 18.37

27131 - Police Officer I 27.66

27132 - Police Officer II 30.73

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 12.15

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 12.21

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 9.93

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 13.43

28310 - Lifeguard 11.28

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 15.03

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 10.59

28515 - Recreation Specialist 16.18

28630 - Sports Official 11.97

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 19.47

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 25.63

29020 - Hatch Tender 25.63

29030 - Line Handler 25.63

29041 - Stevedore I 24.75

29042 - Stevedore II 26.78

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 37.91

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 26.13

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 28.78

30021 - Archeological Technician I 20.60

30022 - Archeological Technician II 23.05

30023 - Archeological Technician III 28.54

30030 - Cartographic Technician 29.12

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 25.55

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 20.60

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 23.05

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 25.69

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 31.62

30081 - Engineering Technician I 18.51

30082 - Engineering Technician II 21.39

30083 - Engineering Technician III 23.93

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 29.64

30085 - Engineering Technician V 31.93

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 39.73

30090 - Environmental Technician 22.39

30210 - Laboratory Technician 20.75

30240 - Mathematical Technician 23.33

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 20.05

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 24.83

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 30.38

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 36.76

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 29.64

30461 - Technical Writer I 25.29

30462 - Technical Writer II 30.95

30463 - Technical Writer III 37.39

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 24.09

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 29.15

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 34.93

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 24.09

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 24.09

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 25.69

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 28.54

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 13.23

31030 - Bus Driver 17.55

31043 - Driver Courier 16.94

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 10.53

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 18.14

31310 - Taxi Driver 12.19

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 18.14

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 22.10

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 22.46

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 22.43

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 10.11

99050 - Desk Clerk 10.62

99095 - Embalmer 30.75

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 11.41

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 12.22

99310 - Mortician 35.34

99410 - Pest Controller 19.77

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 17.97

99710 - Recycling Laborer 20.39

99711 - Recycling Specialist 23.70

99730 - Refuse Collector 18.73

99810 - Sales Clerk 12.21

99820 - School Crossing Guard 12.01

99830 - Survey Party Chief 29.97

99831 - Surveying Aide 19.91

99832 - Surveying Technician 22.89

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 16.99

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 19.47

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 16.99

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.02 per hour or $160.80 per week or $696.79 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year, New Year's Day, Martin Luther

King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor

Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:

1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: Under the SCA at section 8(b), this wage determination does not apply to any employee who individually qualifies as a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. Because most Computer System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate not less than $27.63 (or on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week) an hour would likely qualify as exempt computer professionals, (29 C.F.R. 541.

400) wage rates may not be listed on this wage determination for all occupations within those job families. In addition, because this wage determination may not list a wage rate for some or all occupations within those job families if the survey data indicates that the prevailing wage rate for the occupation equals or exceeds

$27.63 per hour conformances may be necessary for certain nonexempt employees. For example, if an individual employee is nonexempt but nevertheless performs duties within the scope of one of the Computer Systems Analyst or Computer Programmer occupations for which this wage determination does not specify an SCA wage rate, then the wage rate for that employee must be conformed in accordance with the conformance procedures described in the conformance note included on this wage determination.

Additionally, because job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, job titles are not determinative of the application of the computer professional exemption. Therefore, the exemption applies only to computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements and whose primary duty consists of:

(1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;

(2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;

(3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or

(4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).

2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY PAY: If you work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night differential and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am.

If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of your regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay plus a Sunday premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is not overtime

(i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is considered overtime work).

HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL: An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to ordinance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder. All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives.

Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving regrading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to ordance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like; minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used.

All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract

(either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the

Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations, Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the Internet. A links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.

gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) Web site at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE {Standard Form

1444 (SF 1444)}

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract. {See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)}

When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF 1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, for review. (See section 4.6(b)(2) of Regulations 29 CFR Part 4).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF 1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of

Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to insure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.